PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between daniel micheals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robby Jacobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

micheals
vs
Jacobson

192 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

190 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, daniel micheals!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robby Jacobson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobson looks to land a combination but micheals avoids it well.
micheals avoids the head kick by Jacobson.
Jacobson throws the left hand but micheals avoids the punch easily.
micheals uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jacobson.
Robby Jacobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobson slips under a jab from micheals.
Jacobson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jacobson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jacobson cracks micheals with an open hand slap.
Jacobson misses with a head kick.
Jacobson thows a left - swing and a miss!
micheals throws a sloppy head kick and Jacobson moves out of range easily.
Jacobson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacobson throws out a loose jab but micheals uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacobson throws a leg kick which misses micheals's front leg but catches the back leg as micheals tries to avoid it.
Jacobson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? micheals is fending him off so far but Jacobson persists. Nope, micheals circles away and we're back to standing.
micheals blocks a head kick by Jacobson.
Jacobson throws a head kick that misses.
Jacobson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. micheals tries to avoid it but Jacobson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag micheals to the ground. micheals escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
micheals dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jacobson. That did some damage!
Jacobson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
micheals throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jacobson misses with a head kick.
Jacobson looks gassed!
micheals just misses with a punch to the body.
micheals on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jacobson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jacobson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jacobson throws a hook but micheals blocks it.
Jacobson throws a lazy head kick
and micheals counters with a head kick. That will keep Jacobson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
micheals misses with a head kick.
Jacobson darts in trying to clinch
and micheals counters with a good low kick that Jacobson was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
micheals tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by micheals.
Jacobson falls off balance throwing a combination
and micheals counters with a good, hard body kick but Jacobson shrugs it off.
Jacobson throws a series of punches but micheals moves out of range.
Jacobson avoids the head kick by micheals.
Jacobson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by micheals.
Jacobson blocks a head kick by micheals.
micheals thuds his shin into the meat of Jacobson's side.
micheals thuds his shin into the meat of Jacobson's side.
Jacobson misses with a jab to the body
and micheals counters with a three punch combo that has Jacobson backing up. Jacobson nods at micheals to acknowledge the strikes.
micheals with a nice cross.
micheals misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson wants to clinch but micheals slips to the side
and micheals counters with a right hand to the body.
micheals uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jacobson.
Jacobson throws a sloppy head kick
and micheals counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Jacobson.
micheals moves forwards but Jacobson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jacobson misses with a takedown
and micheals counters with a one-two to the body.
daniel micheals has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robby Jacobson.
micheals needs to keep his hands up - Jacobson had a free shot at his head there.
micheals on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
micheals throws a sloppy head kick and Jacobson moves out of range easily.
Jacobson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but micheals was well out of range. Poor timing from Jacobson.
Jacobson tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jacobson misses with the combination.
micheals pushes Jacobson away with a front kick.
Jacobson throws a combination. micheals tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jacobson with a jab.
micheals throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jacobson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jacobson throws a head kick that misses
and micheals counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jacobson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
micheals misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacobson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
micheals tries to move into range but Jacobson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jacobson throws a body kick the misses
and micheals counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

daniel micheals dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jacobson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
micheals doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from micheals.
Jacobson throws a nice looking combination but micheals bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jacobson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jacobson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jacobson thows a body shot but no joy.
micheals throws a sloppy head kick and Jacobson moves out of range easily.
Jacobson throws a combination that misses
and micheals counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Jacobson.
Jacobson stalks micheals and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into micheals's face. micheals staggers backwards, shaken.
daniel micheals is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
micheals on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jacobson misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
micheals avoids the head kick by Jacobson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jacobson.
micheals slips a jab and a cross from Jacobson.
Jacobson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jacobson ducks under a wild hook from micheals.
micheals displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jacobson.
Jacobson scores with a three punch combo!
Jacobson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
micheals has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jacobson throws a combination that misses
and micheals counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jacobson tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jacobson lands with a nice body punch.
Jacobson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as micheals backs up against the cage.
Jacobson throws a combination that misses
and micheals counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jacobson lands a nice hook to micheals's body. micheals takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jacobson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jacobson misses with a head kick.
Jacobson falls off balance throwing a combination
letting micheals counter with a right hand.
micheals gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jacobson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jacobson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as micheals backs up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson falls off balance throwing a combination
and micheals counters with a good low kick that Jacobson was not able to check.
Jacobson throws an overhand right that lands on micheals's shoulder, as micheals tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Jacobson does no damage.
Jacobson scores with a hook.
micheals throws a head kick that misses.
micheals takes a body punch but keeps moving.
micheals swings for the body but Jacobson moves out of range.
micheals chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jacobson can pounce on him.
Jacobson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and micheals counters with a two punch combo.
Nice defenses there by micheals.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jacobson.
Jacobson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but micheals circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jacobson throws a looping overhand right but micheals ducks down to avoid it.
Jacobson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from micheals misses.
Jacobson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
micheals circles away from the clinch attempt.
micheals uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacobson.
Jacobson slips a jab and a cross from micheals.
Jacobson scores with a shot to the body.
Jacobson throws a looping overhand right but micheals ducks down to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jacobson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from micheals - the referee stops the clock and Jacobson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says micheals. Jacobson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jacobson throws a head kick but micheals moves out of range.
Jacobson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
micheals looks to land a combination but Jacobson avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robby Jacobson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

micheals blocks a head kick by Jacobson.
Jacobson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and micheals counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
micheals circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jacobson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and micheals counters with a nice body kick.
micheals tries a head kick but it misses.
Jacobson throws a head kick that micheals semi-blocks.
Jacobson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
micheals lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
micheals throws a head kick that misses
and Jacobson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
micheals throws a front kick aimed at Jacobson's knee but Jacobson avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jacobson misses.
Jacobson throws a head kick that misses.
micheals scores with a leg kick.
micheals avoids the head kick by Jacobson.
Jacobson throws a combination that misses
and micheals counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
micheals moves out of range of the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jacobson.
Jacobson throws a head kick that misses
and micheals counters with a series of strikes. Jacobson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jacobson misses with a jab to the body

and micheals counters with a shoot takedown. Jacobson fights it but they end up in guard.
micheals has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Jacobson wriggles free and stands up.
micheals slips a straight right by Jacobson.
Jacobson throws a sloppy head kick and micheals moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from micheals.
Jacobson throws a lazy right hand but micheals sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
micheals takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jacobson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by micheals. micheals obviously looking to wear him down.
micheals throws a head kick but Jacobson moves out of range.
Jacobson scores with a hook to the body. micheals takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
micheals fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jacobson.
micheals takes a body punch but keeps moving.
micheals throws a body kick that misses.
Jacobson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jacobson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from micheals.
Jacobson throws the left hand but micheals avoids the punch easily.
Horrible takedown by Jacobson or perhaps it was just good defense by micheals which made him look bad.
Nice straight punches there by Jacobson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jacobson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson lands with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from micheals.
Jacobson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
micheals displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacobson throws out the jab.
A jab from Jacobson finds it's way through micheals's defenses.
Jacobson misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling micheals to counter with a crisp jab.
micheals throws a right and a left that Jacobson avoids nicely.
Jacobson throws a shot to the body.
Jacobson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping micheals at a distance.
Jacobson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jacobson scores with a body shot.
micheals looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jacobson looks to clinch
and micheals makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jacobson really felt that one!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A head kick by Jacobson misses
and micheals counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jacobson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
micheals throws a one two combo.
Jacobson misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from micheals, right into the meat.
Nice shot by Jacobson.
Jacobson misses with a shot to the body
and micheals counters with a head kick. That will keep Jacobson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
micheals lands with a right hand.
Jacobson throws a leg kick that is checked

and micheals counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jacobson wants to stand up but micheals is controlling him.
micheals trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jacobson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from micheals.

And that's the end of the fight!
daniel micheals showed his dominance in that final round.
Well micheals has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... daniel micheals!